Nigel Smart for CEO

[The Sloane Ranger]

In light of the Tippett trade saga Triggy should be stood down pending a investigation and Nigel Smart should be appointed interim CEO

 

[Smoooothy]

i don't mind it, but i'd like to see someone completely foreign to the club come in.

 

[crowded house]

Can i be the first to say that he'd be a Smart choice.

 

[hugecannon]

I endorse this sentiment

 

[JP Sauce]

Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Trigg stay on.

 

[PyroCrow]

I like Smart but I would prefer someone from outside the club.

 

[The_Answer3]

You;d need a ruthless businessman, who also understands footy ops

 

[Vader]

Agree that Trigg needs to be stood down immediately, pending an investigation into the 2009 side-contract. This investigation will probably result in his termination/resignation.

As for his replacement, I want the club to hire the best person for the job.

I'm not sure if Smart is the best person for the job. I understand the sentiment, given that he's an ex-Crow who has a solid business background and is professional in everything he does. He certainly appears to meet all of the requirements for the job. That makes him a highly eligible candidate - it doesn't necessarily make him the best person for the job.

 

[WeeBlake]

No way.

 

[Jars458]

Er No.

 

[Campbell's Chunky]

This is a ridiculous thread. Now I'm no Trigg lover (or hater) but this is a preposterous thread. Nothing major will come of it and NOTHING has gone down yet.

 

[King Elvis]

Wait and see; it's just rumour and innuendo so far guys - I suspect Blucher has thrown a tantrum because we've told him to go **** himself.

Smart strikes me more as a Chairman than a CEO.

 

[cmndstab]

Before anything happens, I'd like to see a very transparent investigation into who was involved in framing the deal with Tippett. Once we know who was involved, then we'll know who needs to be replaced.

 

[Danoz]

FWIW, I'm sure Smarty would walk over hot coals for the Crows... wait, what?

 

[Geoffa32]

Would like to know exactly what happened first.


Look what happened the last time we sacked someone before the full facts were revealed.


Ironically that action was done by Trigg

 

[sbenno]

This is a ridiculous thread. Now I'm no Trigg lover (or hater) but this is a preposterous thread. Nothing major will come of it and NOTHING has gone down yet.

Exactly. We have no idea what the details are yet.

Secondly, I would want the club to go through a rigorous selection process for the next CEO (if it comes to that). I would think it's pretty unlikely that an ex-player is also the person best suited to a CEO role; that would be some co-incidence.

 

[bobshoby]

Every call our management has made during this on-going Tippett debacle has been wrong
finally it emerges that they may well have put the club at risk of serious sanctions from the AFL

time for some changes at the top, whether it's Smart or not

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Wasn't Smart on the board at the time Tippett's last contract was signed....? Probably wrong there, but really wouldn't want anyone invovled in this fiasco reamining at the club in any form if the worst result hits us.

 

[betterthanu]

What was it triggy said to Rendell? "The mud will stick" ?

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

To clarify I did say appt Smart as a interim appt

Meaning if Trigg is cleared from a independent & transparent investigation then he retains his role, if he is not a full executive search process is triggered which Smart is free to apply for the role, either way Smart is custodian of the role until either process runs it course

 

[Alby_Green]

... Nigel Smart should be appointed interim CEO

No way.

 

[CrowEater888]

Trigg has to go.

If he knew about the side contract, that's incompetence.

If he didn't know about the side contract, that's negligence.

 

[Crowbots are dead]

Trigg has to go.

If he knew about the side contract, that's incompetence.

If he didn't know about the side contract, that's negligence.

What if ratified by the board? May be bigger problem than trig

 

[CrowEater888]

What if ratified by the board? May be bigger problem than trig

Agreed.

 

[Alby_Green]

Wasn't Smart on the board at the time Tippett's last contract was signed....?

Smart was Deputy Chairman in 2009. That was the first year of Chapman's chairmanship as well.